The low Canadian dollar made this year a great time for us to downsize our investment in Az. real estate…. and we did well! The best part is that we like the new place even better than the old (more expensive) one. The other best part is that I got to plan and build a new shop to replace the pieced together, make shift shop/garage that I had been using. This one is all indoors and will be heatable in the cold months too,

It is smaller but so much better laid out and organized that it is much nicer to work in. The main shop is only 12’ x 14’ but I have packed three benches, my ShopSmith, and all the other stuff in and I can still walk around. For this one I built two walls to enclose part of a large Arizona Room.

The smaller room that was a windowless storage room is about 12’x7’ and houses my dust collector, compressor, and marquetry shop ….. complete with lots of veneer storage.

Bottom line, I’m a happy camper with a great new place to work and live in the winter months. The only downside is that I’ve had to spend most of this winter season renovating the new place and building the shop. I haven’t got a lot of marquetry done but I am getting back to it now.

Did I mention how much I love ball bearing full extension drawer slides? I installed twenty six pairs between the shop and the new kitchen and it is a joy to put things away!

PaulThat is a well laid out shop with everything so well arranged and totally sufficient for the work you do .Too bad you had to move to get this but think of the comfort next winter you will enjoy playing .

Always great t have a change Paul & capitalize on any market movement in your favour.Easy to see you have fallen in love with the new set up now it has been “Paulized” :)well done my friend, guess we will see more fabulous creations soonCheersPete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

We’re impressed! Do you ever stop working? You’ve accomplished an awful lot . . . house remodel, kitchen, shop . . . WOW! That would take us years! We’re anticipating more splendid work from your new shop.